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One morning, a farmer's wife,
While checking on their fowl,
Looked inside the goose's nest
And for her husband howled
The bird, they found, laid golden eggs
Their fortunes now had turned
Aided along, one egg a day,
Laid by this wondrous bird
Even with their sudden wealth
A seed of greed did grow
And only one daily gift of gold
Became painfully slow
"We'll kill it, cut it open
What have we got to lose?"
Inside, the couple found no eggs
Outside, found one less goose
While checking on their fowl,
Looked inside the goose's nest
And for her husband howled
The bird, they found, laid golden eggs
Their fortunes now had turned
Aided along, one egg a day,
Laid by this wondrous bird
Even with their sudden wealth
A seed of greed did grow
And only one daily gift of gold
Became painfully slow
"We'll kill it, cut it open
What have we got to lose?"
Inside, the couple found no eggs
Outside, found one less goose
